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Ford, Postmates to check autonomous supply

Ford Motor Co. is increasing its driverless supply experiment past pizza, working with Postmates to check what it can take to finally take away the driving force from on-demand distribution.

The carmaker and Postmates, which connects prospects with drivers to ship their groceries, take-out meals orders and different purchases, will workforce up this yr on a pilot program that explores how self-driving tech might change the supply expertise.

The experiment, which can use human drivers for now, will assist Ford higher perceive how an autonomous supply system might work, particularly as a result of prospects should stroll out and fetch their orders themselves.